Crime & Safety
PSP: Man Crashed Stolen Dirt Bike in Upper Frederick Township
After a Boyertown man sustained serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash, police say he was driving a stolen dirt bike and was in possession of marijuana
Eric Erney, 29, faces charges relating to drug possession and vehicle theft after he collided a dirt bike into another vehicle at the intersection of Neiffer Road and Swamp Creek Road in Upper Frederick Township, according to the Pennsylvania State Police, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"pennsylvania-state-police-skippack-barracks"} -->.
Just before Noon on Sept. 16, Erney, of Boyertown, was traveling east on Swamp Creek Pike on a Yamaha XT 350N dirt bike. According to police, Erney ran a stop sign and was struck by a 2003 Acura RSX, driven by 49-year old Roberto Calderon of Perkiomenville, traveling North on Neiffer Road.
Erney sustained major injuries after being thrown from the bike, and was medevaced to Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.
